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Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Feb 2016We've been hearing reports over the last week that the Linq Hotel, Flamingo and Harrah's self parking garages have been manned by security personnel armed with surveys since late last week.
The security folks are asking...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 May 2014Speaking of rooftop party areas, Singer Lance Bass posted these photos to his Instawhatever showing that Drai's atop The Cromwell is nearing completion. Check this shit out.
The pool is full and shimmering, trees...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 May 2014Speaking of filth, this is what the Flamingo looks like when it takes its teeth out. And by teeth, I mean Osmonds building wrap.
VT scribe JohnH - who took the photo - describes it thusly:
If...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Feb 2014Late 70's, early 80's sweetie pie Olivia Newton-John has signed on for a 45 show residency inside the Donny and Marie Showroom at the Flamingo.
The new show, titled Summer Nights after the Grease classic she...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Aug 2013
Flamingo still has a bug problem. The above critter was spotted by a friend of shortly after the cleaning crew left.
Some may remember roaches that let me sleep in their Flamingo Fab room last...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Jul 2013Hot off the presses, the health department has fully shut down the entire Flamingo Food Court. This comes as no surprise to someone who barely survived a meal full of rancid meat at neighboring...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Sep 2012Just a quick note to those tuned into RSS and or Twitter feeds that we've posted a new feature article, a review of the new(ish) Flamingo Fab Rooms.
Check it out in all its frightening glory...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Sep 2012After reading our less than stellar review of Carlos N Charlies at the Flamingo, VT superfriend BigHoss admitted that he and a friend had eaten there as well and had an equally lousy meal.
Another dumbass...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Sep 2012
This is interesting. During our recent stay, the check in line at the Flamingo was interminably long. Meanwhile, 20 yards away are five check in kiosks, 80% of which were in working condition.
Nobody....

Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Sep 2012As you may have gathered, we just returned from a trip to Vegas which included two "fabulous" nights at the low-priced Flamingo. The good news is that we were smack dab in the middle...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Sep 2012Caesars CEO Gary "Dutch Boy" Loveman poses outside of the new Flamingo "Health Spa."
Seriously, who buys a dildo at the Flamingo? Do they offer Total Rewards discounts?
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Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Sep 2012You'd think that after seventy something years of making advertisements that the Las Vegas casino marketing departments would have some kind of quality control by now... for the basic stuff.
Perhaps someone hit the Mmmmmmmargaritas a...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Sep 2012
From the alternate universe that brought you T.G.I.Friday's, Hooters and Chili's comes another themed restaurant - Carlos & Charlies. Snatched from relative obscurity in Mexican beach towns and plopped down inside the Flamingo...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Jun 2012This is part 2 of our little Linq construction status recap. The previous post covered the demolition of O'Sheas down to the studs. This one will eyeball the interior and exterior of the Imperial...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 30 Mar 2012
VT super tipster A5RoadDogg recently stayed in one of the new Flamingo FAB rooms and brought back a grip of photos. Some may remember that his eagle eyes were the ones that alerted us...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Oct 2011
Somewhere off in the near future, the Flamingo will be unveiling a new class of room product, the Flamingo FAB rooms. I said FAB, not FAP, pervo.
Anyways, these new rooms are situated in...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Oct 2011VT super reader Minton sent us a video walkthrough of the new Margaritaville casino at the Flamingo.
Looks like more people gamblin' in there than the last few times I was at Cosmopolitan. ...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Sep 2011Did you hear, Jimmy Buffett is taking over the Flamingo! The Margaritaville Casino - built atop the location that used to be the reliably great Steakhouse 46 will consist of 220 slot machines and...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Sep 2011Caesars Entertainment Senior Vice President for Resort Development Greg Miller, is slated to answer the publics questions about Linq project on the Flamingo Facebook joint starting at 1:30pm Vegas time (20 minutes from the time...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Aug 2011
By now, we've all heard about Caesars Entertainment Corporation's plans to turn the alleyway between Flamingo and O'Shea's into an outdoor entertainment district capped off by a giant ferris wheel just beyond the monorail tracks....

Posted by JohnH on 3 Aug 2011No, you didn't read that headline incorrectly. I say this tentatively, but there may be hope that Caesar's Project Linq could be a something worth seeing. No, it's not because of the Ferris...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Jun 2011
For those keeping score at home at the end of the first period it is Tequila 1, Keno 0.
Flamingo is on the verge of closing their Keno room and converting it into a tacos/tequila joint...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 8 Jun 2011Time to add one more Buffett to Caesars Entertainment's Buffet of Buffets.
The fabulous Flamingo announced plans today to build a "Margarataville Casino at The Flamingo" adjacent to the Margaritaville lounge/bar/restaurant thingy.
The casino will occupy 15,000...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Nov 2010
Well, we wouldn't believe this unless we actually saw it with our own two eyes: the Flamingo's toast.
Amazing. How the hell do you do that?
Thanks to Dramman for sharing his breakfast with us....

Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Nov 2010
For those who couldn't make it to this years Vegas Podcast-A-Palooza, or missed the live video stream, you can recreate the entire experience by drinking your way through Vegas Gang, The Strip and Five Hundy...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 27 Oct 2010As I type this, many of you are packing your bags or at the very least starting to catch a case of the VegasTinglies™ as the time for our big giant Vegas meetup draws closer....

Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Oct 2010
Dude, like whoa! Can you believe that that VPP is here already?!!
For those who are coming, here is all the information you'll need to get into the show:
1) Quickly do an RSVP so we...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Oct 2010Dr. Dave's most recent Green Felt Journal article in the Vegas Seven heads into a subject both near and dear and incredibly timely - The Vegas Podcast-A-Palooza!
"The author" seemed to talk to everyone about the...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Oct 2010
Ladies and germs... the time to shit or get off the pot has arrived! The 2010 Vegas Podcast-A-Palooza will be here three short weeks from Saturday!
If you've already made plans... excellent! ...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 24 Sep 2010
The 2010 Vegas Podcast-A-Palooza is only five weeks away! Have you booked your room yet?
For those who will be attending, the folks at the Flamingo have asked us to ask attendees to print out...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Sep 2010
We're just about six weeks away from the bonafide event of the year - the 2010 Vegas Podcast-A-Palooza!
For those who don't know, the VPP is a 3+ hour event that gathers all of your favorite...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Aug 2010We've just discovered that Harrah's Entertainment - owners of everything on the right side of the Strip between Planet Hollywood and Harrah's plus Caesars Palace and The Rio - have begun bucket testing a BETA...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Aug 2010
The fine feathered folks from the fabulous Flamingo have fluffed up a plumply plumed pimping promo for Podcast-a-Palooz'rs who are looking for a booking.
The deal - for one of their grooviest accommodations: the GO Deluxe...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Jul 2010
Calling all Vegas freaks, ghouls and goblins!!! The 2010 Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza will make its debut on the Las Vegas Strip at the resort that started it all - the Fabulous Flamingo Las Vegas!!!
The folks...

Posted by MikeE on 12 Jun 2010...while Caesars Palace guests get the shaft.
It started with a cross property buffet promotion. Pay for one buffet and gorge yourself at any Harrah's joint in Vegas. Kind of nice if you've discovered a meal...